Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship for Neighbourhood Learning (Widening Participation)

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Sarah LartSustainable Development Officer

for Education and Awareness Raising(slart@cardiff.gov.uk or 02920873103)

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Contents of this session

• What is ESDGC and why do we need it?• How does ESDGC fit into Neighbourhood

Learning?• Strategic context in Wales• Where to find more information

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Think of an apple….

…and ask some questions…..

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• economically through trade, banking etc:• environmentally through sharing one

planet, and one atmosphere:• politically through international relations

and systems of regulation.• socially through the media and

telecommunications:• culturally through movements of

people, music, food, arts, etc:

Globally connected

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Global Citizenship and Sustainable DevelopmentGlobal Citizenship -• recognising our responsibilities • valuing our planet Earth as precious and unique, • about understanding the need to tackle injustice

and inequality, Sustainable development -• is about the long-term well-being of people and

communities; environmentally, socially and economically.

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Some of the challenges facing us

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Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

Prepare learners for the changes and challenges facing Planet Earth and its inhabitants in the 21st Century, and their role as Global Citizens.Developing people’s skills to take action that improves our quality of life now and for future generations.

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Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

enables people to develop the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes and needed to become a

Global Citizen and to participate in Sustainable

Development.

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Some of the big issues in ESDGC

• Recognising our interdependence

• Understanding and care for the natural environment

• Respect for diversity• Promoting global

fairness and justice

and much more….

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•Critical thinking•Ability to argue effectively•Ability to challenge injustice and inequalities•Respect for people and things•Co-operation and conflict resolution

Skills

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Values and Attitudes

● Empathy● Commitment to social justice and equity● Value and respect for diversity● Concern for the environment● Commitment to a sustainable future● Belief that people can make a difference

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Knowledge and Understanding

Social justice and equity Diversity Globalisation / interdependence Sustainable development Peace and conflict

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ESDGC is …About links and interdependence.It is about taking action; doing things differently;trying to change the way we live and if necessary trying to change the world.

‘Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.’

Nelson Mandela

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ESDGC is more of a continuous journey than a destination•Basic – Just another initiative! Recycling!•Developing – energy, fairtrade, other issues looked at individually and mentioned in some classes.

•Developed – ESDGC Policy with specific tasks and targets.

•Embedded – ESDGC is at the core of the ethos of the centre and all that goes on there.

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ESDGC in Neighbourhood Learning

It does not have to happen all at once!

• Commitment and Leadership

• Management of the Centre

• Teaching and Learning

• Partnerships

•Research and Monitoring

Joined up practice

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Wealth & PovertyUnderstanding how people, the environment and the economy are inextricably linked at all levels from local to global

Identity & CultureUnderstanding, respecting and valuing human diversity—cultural, social and economic and recognising the negative impact of discrimination and prejudice on individuals and groups.

HealthUnderstanding the importance of a healthy lifestyle and acknowledging that basic needs must be met universally.

Consumption & WasteUnderstanding that resources are finite and that this has implications for people’s lifestyles, industry and future generations.

Climate Change Recognising the importance of taking individual responsibility and action to make the world a better place and understanding the range of alternative ways to both save and generate energy.

Natural Environment Developing respect for all living things and acknowledging the relationship between people and the environment.

Choices & Decisions Understanding that choices and decisions have consequences and that conflicts are a barrier to development and a risk to us all and why there is a need for their resolution and the promotion of harmony.

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Activity

Consider the range of activities, courses etc covered by Widening Participation.

• Given the seven different themes, what do you think is being done or could be done in these subject areas.

• Use the sheet to find at least one thing in each theme, (themes are overlapping).

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Strategic Context in WalesESDGC A Strategy for ActionSeptember 2006 updated January 08 and Sept 09

Covers all sectors within Education and Lifelong Learning

• Schools

• Youth

• FE and work based learning

• HE

• Adult and Continuing Ed

Seewww.esd-wales.org.uk

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Support available for ESDGC

• Cardiff Sustainable Education Network–www.csen.org.uk or

http://cardiffsded.wordpress.com• NGfL Cymru Website

www.ngflcymru.org.uk• Any amount of teaching resources on web• WAG ESDGC panel – producing

curriculum maps and other documents www.esd-wales.org.uk